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Photos from J28 Move-in Day (Plan B) -- 2/2

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

Second round of photos from January 28th.

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After several attempts at kettling marchers, OPD finally trapped us at 23rd and Broadway in front of the YMCA. OPD officers who arrested us claimed that we were given dispersal orders at 3PM and that this order remained in effect at 7:40 when they arrested us. Myself along with two other journalists (that I witnessed) were swept up in the kettle and arrested along with close to 300 marchers.

§Officer Stink Eye

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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§Plan B

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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Beginning of the second march. Rumors swirled in the crowd that Occupiers were going to take the Travellers Aid Building. When we arrived at the destination, workers had barricaded themselves in and were replacing glass in the windows. With the Travellers Aid building unavailable, the march snaked around Uptown. OPD followed and tried to kettle the snake march on 4 separate occasions.

§Uptown Lofts

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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Marching through the Uptown Lofts. Shortly after this photo was taken police lined both the entrance and exits to 20th St.

§Fire Hydrant

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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A fire hydrant was opened to slow down the rushing police line.

§Getting Ready to Shoot

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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At this point the march was kettled at Kaiser memorial park. I was able to evade getting trapped and made it to the other side of the lines.

§Teacher Smackdown

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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An OUSD teacher yells at the line cops about being detained with nowhere to go. The officers wouldn't answer whether or not marchers were being detained. At this point in the march, no order for dispersal had been given.

§Another Round of Tear Gas

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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Shortly after, the cops tear gassed the crowd (and again, they gassed themselves).

§Kettled

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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After marching approx 1 mile and narrowly escaping 2 more kettles, the OPD finally trapped us in front of the YMCA.

§Kettled . . .

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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those trapped in the kettle chanted "Let Us Go" and "This is a hostage situation!"

§Violent Arrest

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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One of the many violent arrests that evening.

§Tear gas cleanup

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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I was cell mates with this guy. He is a 70 year old who is still kicking it with us. Here, he is getting treated for the earlier tear gassing.

§Kettled

by jankyHellface

Tue, Jan 31, 2012 8:00PM

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The woman with the sunglasses in the lower right was punched in the face by an officer and her glasses broke in half. She was forced to wear her prescription sunglasses.

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